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<p> Singapore, Sep 20 (PTI): A 37-year-old construction worker from India was fined SGD400 on Thursday for defecating on Oct 30 last year at the entrance of ‘The Shoppes’ mall at Marina Bay Sands, a casino resort.</p><p> Appearing in court, Ramu Chinnarasa pleaded guilty to one charge under the Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) Regulations, reported TODAY newspaper.</p><p> An image of him committing the act went viral on Facebook last October, garnering more than 1,500 likes, 1,700 comments and 4,700 shares in about two days.</p><p> Before that, Ramu had drunk three bottles of hard liquor and was gambling inside the Marina Bay Sands casino, according to TODAY report.</p><p> At about 5 am, he left the… Read More »Indian national fined for defecating at entrance of a shopping mall

Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space. Below are some of the airlines that have adjusted services to and from the region: AIR ALGERIE The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice. AIRBALTIC Latvia’s airBaltic plans to resume flights between Riga and Tel Aviv on Sept. 17, it said via email on Sept. 16. AIR FRANCE-KLM Air France said on Sept. 17 it was suspending services to Beirut and Tel Aviv up to and including Sept. 19. KLM cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv until Oct. 26. The Franco-Dutch group’s low-cost… Read More »Airlines Suspend Flights As Middle East Tensions Rise

 Israeli fighter jets pounded Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon late on Thursday, striking hundreds of rocket launcher barrels that were set to be used to immediately fire toward Israeli territory, the military said. It said that since the afternoon, fighter jets struck some 100 rocket launchers consisting of about 1,000 barrels. “The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) will continue to operate to degrade the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s infrastructure and capabilities in order to defend the State of Israel,” the IDF said. The intense barrage followed attacks earlier in the week attributed by Lebanon and Hezbollah to Israel that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers, killing 37 people and wounding about 3,000 in Lebanon. In Thursday’s late… Read More »Israel Destroys 1,000 Hezbollah Rocket Launcher Barrels, Says Military

Sri Lanka, which is slowly recovering from its worst-ever economic crisis, will vote to elect the next President on Saturday. The cash-strapped island nation is currently being led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is seeking a re-election to continue with bold reforms to help revive the economy. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, is seeking a fresh mandate after claiming credit for stabilising the economy and bringing an end to months of food, fuel and medicine shortages. In 2022, when Ranil Wickremesinghe took charge as President, Sri Lanka was dealing with civil unrest spurred by the economic crisis. There were protests across the nation which led to thousands storming the Presidential palace which was then occupied by… Read More »Sri Lanka Elections: A Look At The 5 Key Candidates And What They Stand For

A man allegedly jumped to death on Thursday afternoon from Shahdara flyover in the trans-Yamuna area when Delhi police went to arrest him on suspicion of connection with a jailed gangster, police said. Police said he was identified as Jakir alias Sonu. He had 10 criminal cases registered against him. He was suspected to be a member of a gang run by the jailed gangster Irfaan alias Chhenu in the eastern part of Delhi, they said. Sonu was caught along with four other suspects – Afsar, Nadeem, Abid and Shoaib at Shahdara flyover while they were travelling in an SUV on Thursday at about 10.30 am. According to an officer, while the police team was… Read More »Gangster Jumps To Death From Delhi Flyover To Evade Arrest